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Harry Styles's hit single, As It Was, became his first track to rack up on the UK Singles (OCC) chart for over 100 consecutive weeks. A July 25, 2024, report from Forbes confirmed the track rising to the 90th position from its former 98th rank.
As It Was didn't stick to the 90th position for long, as officialcharts.com hints that it has climbed ten more ranks by this Saturday, July 27. The hit single is currently ranked 80th on the UK Singles (OCC) chart.
Styles released As It Was on April 1, 2022, under the Erskine and Columbia Records labels. The single debuted on the singles charts on April 14, 2022, and secured the number one position. It remained strong on the top rank for over ten weeks.
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While it was replaced by Kate Bush's Running Up The Hill in mid-June, As It Was secured its position in the top ten rankings for over 37 weeks. The song was among the top 20 most popular songs for over 44 weeks.
As of this writing, As It Was has remained for a total of 101 weeks, or one year and 11 months, on the UK Singles (OCC) chart.
The sudden change in Harry Styles' As It Was UK Singles chart positions and more about the hit single
The unexpected change in the chart positions of As It Was comes on the head of the news about the Eternals 2 being put on hold. Harry Styles was expected to appear in the second edition of the Marvel movie as Starfox, a.k.a. Eros.
He previously had a small cameo in Eternals, foreshadowing the role of the 'Eternal' nicknamed the 'Knave of Heart.' Styles' character would have been portrayed as one who loves life, romance, and adventures.
The role, however, seems to be in jeopardy following Kevin Feige's July 12 interview with Inverse. The Marvel studio president told Inverse that the studio was in no hurry for the Eternals sequel. He also said that they were currently focusing on other upcoming projects.
"There are no immediate plans for Eternals 2." said Kevin Feige
Harry Styles made his acting debut with Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk in 2017. He also acted in Don't Worry Darling and My Policeman. His Eternals cameo had fans anticipating his return to the silver screen with the Marvel movie.
However, the interview seems to have left most of Style's fans disappointed. Some also took to X and vented about the movie being put on hold.
Styles' As It Was is the lead single to his last and latest album, Harry's House, which came out on May 20, 2022. The single earned Styles a Guinness World Records entry as the 'most streamed Spotify track within 24 hours by a male artist.'
The track became Harry Styles' second solo #1 entry on the UK Singles (OCC) chart. It debuted on the chart with the biggest weekly streaming and sales records for any single in the year 2022. By the end of the year, As It Was was crowned as the best-selling track in the UK with the sale of over 1.3 million equivalent units.
The music video for Harry Styles' As It Was also came out on April 1, 2022. The video was a major hit and has secured over 750 million views and 8.1 million likes on YouTube to date. The solo single has been streamed over 3 billion times globally on Spotify.
